Posts in the “HOLY DAY” category
Ha-ha-halloweenie
by angeliska on November 8, 2008
Oh lordy. ¡Disko De Los Muertos! nearly done skinned me and hung me up to dry- such an amazing, insane, magical night. The costumes were truly incredible, (as you can see below- a few of my favorites) there were some (…)
Salomé + Yma Sumac
by angeliska on November 7, 2008
I was Salomé for Halloween this year, as in Dance of the Seven Veils, daughter of Herodias, and all that. I suppose I oughtn’t have been surprised at how many people I met had no idea who Salomé was.. All (…)
Día de los Muertos – R.I.P. Studs Terkel
by angeliska on November 2, 2008
I was saddened to hear that Studs Terkel died on Halloween. He was an amazing man, whom I had the honor of meeting a couple of years ago. We went to visit him at his house in Chicago on Thanksgiving (…)
Gadjo Disko Halloween – ¡Disko De Los Muertos!
by angeliska on October 27, 2008
(catrinas photo by Nils Juul-Hansen) Gadjo Disko Halloween ¡Disko De Los Muertos! Friday, October 31, 2008 10pm until late At the Rhizome Collective 300 Allen St. (btw. Pleasant Valley + Springdale, south of East 5th) Gadjo Disko is putting on (…)
Santissima Muerte!
by angeliska on November 3, 2007
Happy Halloween, y’all! We went to go see Mistress Stephanie and her Melodic Cat and Foot Patrol and Quintron and Miss Pussycat. Sadly, our taxi never arrived and it was nearly 4am so we didn’t make it to the Enchanted (…)
Mother's Day
by angeliska on May 13, 2007
Mother’s Day is historically hard in general, for anyone whose mother is dead. It just feels like a holiday designed to remind you of an absence, if that’s the case – it is in mine. I know a lot of (…)
Lucky Stars and Garters
by angeliska on December 31, 2006
At the turning of the year, when so much has changed- my life so transformed, so altered by tumult and blessing simultaneously- I am galvanized by it, and yet with scant few moments of respite in which to reflect or (…)
MARDI GRAS APRÈS L'ORAGE
by angeliska on March 8, 2006
With no sleep to speak of, the feathers fluttering, the sun ablazing, the glitter geysers soaring we hobbled and sashayed our rag-tag entourage across the tracks and to down Ye Olde Friendly Bar to meet up with the Krewe of (…)
12 MONTHS – An experiment in endurance and luck
by angeliska on December 11, 2005
As 2005 draws to a close, I find myself very curious- looking at the first line (or so) for each month and seeing what they reveal of where I’ve been.. This horrible, miserable year has battered and dragged my carcass (…)
